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Money to Lend On good security, Bartow County Farms given preference. Loans will be closed without any delay and rates and terms will be made satisfactory. J. T. NORRIS Notice Farmers! It is your duty to'plant grain this fall. We have made up ready|for|this purpose Alligator and Black Hawk Brands High Grade Fertilizers. Thi Cumberland Fertilizer Cos. Gartersville, Ga. WANTED . White Renters or Croppers able to run them selves on farm in Early county, Georgia—the section that is growing rich on peanuts (50 to iOO bushels per acre) and diversified farming. (Signed) JOHN DOZIER POU, Columbus, Ga, The Last Sifter Full is just as Good as the First in a Sack of RISING SUN FLOOR I(S*IE-Risiif ud Ready Prepared) This result is obtained by mixing quality ingredients in just the proper proportions. Ground from select Soft Winter Wheat— scientifically blended with pure leavening —that’s why RISING SUN is the choice of discriminating cooks. Your grocer .expects you to call for it. Prepared exclusively by Ihe famous RED MILL, Nashville, Tenn. Winds Vary, Luzianne -Never! | Tlm Luzitane Goaraatee; If, after using the contents °f * oa, you ere not madefied in every respect, your gro cer will refund your money. The Reily-Taylor Company, New Orleans IMWMfI You don’t have to be a magician to make two pots of coffee exactly alike when you vise Luzlanne. For Luzianne is unvarying in character, ever and always the same good-drink ing coffee. But—the only way you can really know Luzianne is to drink it. And that suggests your buying a can today. Bear in mind, you take no chances with Luzianne. The guaran tee protects you to the very penny. So, get right to it and buy Luzianne now. Every sip will confirm your good judgment and our good faith. Ask for profit-sharing catalog. |M STRIDES MADE ON WAR PROGRAM Never before in O' 0 ,stor >’ of the "orld Las a nation buhl* ,lp new or ' ganizatiod* with such •stoniK ling ia,> itiity as the United 9tates of Au.' erica this year since war was declared, six months we have shown that the I ability to crystali*e*and develop co-op eration —in short, the faculty called by business men “executive ability”—can be applied to military needs by men trained in the arts o[ peace as quickly, more quickly, perhaps, in the hour of need than by nations whose study has been war. In that sense, therefore, the period of six months just passed at Washing ton is not merely historical; it is epochal. No doubt you have read a good deal and heard more of this and that going wrong. All can not run smoothly when the life of a nation is suddenly trans formed. Business firms peacefully changing their location or concerns switching from one line of trade to an other always are subject to more or less confusion. And occasionally there are men within a large business whose views disagree when faced suddenly by questions for which there are no precedents. But, on the whole, in this national crisis, despite defects, we may say frankly and without boasting that the outstanding fact after six months is America's studendous progress^. Think- of it! The country immersed iu‘ peace, save for one brief period, throughout nearly 50 years! A man of peace in the presidential chair, a man of patience,. whose every effort tvas to keep us honorably out of war, to keep us away even from thoughts ot war. ' And then, without warning, after re peated assurances to the contrary, comes the announcement of the Ger man government that all promises are ‘•off,” and that not only neutrals on euc-my ships, but also unarmed, unof fending neutral ships themselves, ships with American women and chil dren aboard, would l>e sunk on the high seas deliberately, without warn ing. It meant war, of course. What else could this mean? ijKeeweiA aTVaari arijgj' NASHVILLE, TOOd.^|4 ' nc 01^,n i Hence, suddenly, in April the work of war preparation began. Money was quickly voted; but there remained the bigger task of building new enterpris es, laying the systems and shaping the policies, and the still bigger task of " finding the new men for the new posi tions. Those of us who have seen new busi ness enterprises organized may have a faint idea of the problems that con fronted our government. You have s< en factories organized; a few months pass, and a building is up; but years and years go by before the inner work ings of that factory are shaped into a g> eat harmonious whole. Railroads have been begun, the rails all laid, but generations of men have passed before some of these railroad enterprises giew into the smooth working organ izations you see today. In this war preparation years could not wait. Speed was the watchword. Patriotism was the inspiration. True, indeed, many flaws were found. Old' systems built on peace activities con flicted, with systems that the new or der had forced. Men In office found themselves alongside of new men in new offices, and naturally questions arose as to where one authority ended ar and the other began. The public quite correotly was told of these conflicts of opinion and criss-crosses of author ity; hut ihe public havifig been told little o.f the good and having seen less of the tremendous constructive efforts, forgot sometimes to realize that de fects were incidents only in the build ing of entirely new and gigantic ma chinery. To realize what really has been al ready accomplished one would need a scope of vision superhuman. No one mind could begin to grasp it all. An army of 1,500,000 already mobi lizing for active service, a navy fully manned, completing the first, line of defense, the most gigantic merchant ship building in the world’s history now underway, aviation plans on a scale that makes Germany grasp, pre paration for supplies aggregating bil lions. and work on ordinance for bil lions more, food conservation, Red Cross, a sweeping rearrangement of rai’road management, a plan for In suring soldiers and their families, all these and many more projects have been and are being perfected. That’s the start; much remains to be done. Let the critics point out flaws and faults still to be corrected, for criti cism based on sanity and honest mo tives is wholesome. But let the critics remember, too, as Americans, that in a few months we have been forced to show the world that popular govern ment and efficiency will go hand in hand. An autocratic power, the yes and no of every question centered in one guiding mind, no doubt secures a certain kind of efficiency with greater ease. But a popular government, find ing both its difficulties and its strength in the working of many independent minds, that popular i>ower inspired by a great - , -selfrthinking peoplei is even new challenging the autocrat’s ef ficiency. The National Army. Take as one example of government al progress the work for our army. Perfection? Of course, not. The National Army is still so new that much remains to be worked out. ThousSw ds of ,ocal boards have been organized, w Meu havi S been chosen for these boards k 1 the rush ot ' prepara tion. So if you tia.' e heaid of rulings changed, remember tiv.®* a f® w 'Souths will right these matters' . as Other uiat* ters have righted themself® 55 during the few months past. Bear 1U mind, too, that a right-minded public spirit based on willingness to co-operate Will help most of all toward the righting of things. There are, indeed, two wonderful feats already accomplished for the Na tional Army. First. The teaching and training of 27,000 officers In the first officers' camp, the best having been impartially selected. A splendid lot of sane, courageous young men are these officers —even the severest critics of army system and army psychology agree that, the officers have been most earnestly trained and have been chosen with the most fearlessly sincere effort to pick imparitallv only the best men. Second. The building of large cities as cantonments with every view to modern sanitation, health, and hy giene. This making of big cities of about 40,000 men each, is it uot noteworthy? You should see one of them! There are 10 such cities —rising out of the soil. Towns of 40,000 require genera tions 'to grow. These cities have sprung up in a few weeks. At one fort, a standard barrack 34 by 140 feet, two stories high, was erected in *l-1-2 hours. Another barrack was complet ed from pine wood which a week be fore had been in ibe form of trees standing 500 miles away in a pine forest. —"T • To build the 16 cantonments having 16,000 buildings, 190 mills in all parts of the country .shipped wllhin 60 days 500,000,000 feet of lumlier, requiring 24,000 frieght cars, all in two months. A sidewalk made of this lumber would reach four times around the earth,; Roofing tacks alone were shipped by the carload. Three million square feet of screen to keep out the flies and oth er insects were used. In one canton ment alone 60 miles of road was built One auditorium is built to hold 3,500 men. Water, light, and power plants were built. The total expense in a few weeks was $150,000,000— more than was spent on the Panama Canal in three years. Everything in the camps is so clean, refuse burned daily, quarters immac ulate. At those training camps last spring sickness was clown to less than one-half of 1 per cent. These figures prove that a man was surer to be in good health in an army camp than among His friends in the city or on the farm. Never before in history have such efforts been made for the bodily care of soldiers. Besides large quarters and good, clean iron beds, trained cooks every where, and sanitation perfect, these are extra comforts, amusements, lb braries, religious centers, rest rooms for meeting mothers, sisters, and sweethearts, movie theatres, and other attractions - make the men feel “at home.'’ The food allowance is about 48 cents —nearly 50 cents a day. That is the same as $2 a day or s2l a week for a family of 6. And I dare say any woman with a family of 6 can feed them well if she has s2l weekly for food alone. Tn a company of 250 men this allowance goes much further than in a family of 6. The army’s quartermaster depart ment for supplies, clothing, buildings, and transportation is to spend three and one-half billions. The War Depart ment plans three and one-half billion more for ordinance, ammunition, field and coast artillery, and so on. Forty five million has been, allowed for war rtek insurance. For aviation we hare an appropria tion of $640,000,000, and we have al ready 10 aviation fields and 8 ground schools, a ground school teaching the workings of aviation preliminary to flying. An aviation field contains about 2 square miles, the camp 2 more. A $1,000,000 aircraft factory is building at one place alone. The greatest aircraft engine In the world, making possible the production of airplanes by the 1,000 while Europe has counted by the hundred, has just been developed. From being completely outclassed by Europe in the air we. the Inventors and pioneers in aviation, give promise to participate on a mammoth' scale in the battles of the skies. Need a wagon? Let us talk to yon about the MITCHELL line. See W. H. Field, Agent. FALL TERM ROAD TAX 1917 All parties subject to Road Tax will please t uke notice that it is now due for Fall Term. The amount is $2.00 for this teim or 'work four days. Pay promptly please and save yourself cost and the county trouble. By order of the Board. This October Ist, 1917. G. H. GILREATH, Clerk. NOTICE! The City Tax Books will be opened on the first day of October and remain open until and including the 20th day of December 1917, for the payment of City Taxes for the Fifas will be issued (of .all'..unpaid taxes after December 20th. By .order of the Board of Commis sioners of the City of Gartersville, Ga. " " W; W; DANIEL, City Tax Collector. Auto Repairing—Wheels, Springs, Axles, Trimming and Painting. Wagon and Buggy§Repairing oflall Kinds Pianos, Organs and Phonographs-Easy Terms. Prompt attention to all funeral calls and service. PHONE 26. . ; JOHN W. JONES, Cartersville, Ga. Tax Collector’s Notice FOR 191 7 I will be at Cartersville, Oct. 15-~1, N0v.19- Dec. 10-11-12. Stamp Creek, Oct. 16, Nov. 15.Dec.7. Wolf Pen, Oct. 17 a. m., Nov. 1 a. m., Nov. 20 a. m. White, Oct. 17 p. m. Nov. 1, p. m. Nov. 20 a. m. Pine Log, Oct. 18, Nov. 2, Nov. 22. Sixth. Oct. 19 Nov. 6, Nov. 23. Cassville, Oct. 20, Nov. 5, Nov. 24. Adairsville, Oct. 22, Nov. 7, N0v.26. Kingston, Oct. 23, Nov.B, Nov. 28. Iron Hill, Oct. 24, Nov. 9, Nov. 29. Euharlee, Oct. 25, Nov. 10,' Nov. 30. Taylorsville, Oct. 26, Nov. 12, Dec. 3. Allatoona, Oct. 29, Nov. 13, Dec. 5. Emerson, Oct. 30, Nov. 14, Dec. 6. Cass Station, Dec. 13, a. m. Salacoa, Nov. 21, a. m. Halls, Nov. 27, a. m. Barnsley, Nov. 27, a. m. Stilesboro, Dec. 4, a m. As tax collector of Bartow country, 1 will be at the places stated above on the dates specified. I hope all citizens will make arrangements to pay their taxes as soon as possible. The law now prevail ing requires the payment of interest by delinquent tax payers from the 20th of December; requires tax col lectors to make monthly reports of delinquent tax payers and amount of interest collected by them. It also imposes severel penalties upon tax collectors for failure to comply with the law and gives the comp troller general no discretion to remit these penalties. It follows, therefore, that my duties are purely ministerial. I must make collection of the taxes or promptly issue a fife and report all delinquents which, of course, adds cost. As the law requires me to close my books Dec. 20th. NAT DONAMOO, Tax Collector, Bartow County.